Ascertainment of childhood vaccination histories in northern Malawi

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 129-138

  Jahn, A ^a,b   Floyd, S ^b   Mwinuka, V ^a   Mwafilaso, J ^a   Mwagomba, D ^c   Mkisi, R E ^c   Katsulukuta, A ^d   Khunga, A ^e   Crampin, A C ^a,b   Branson, K ^b   McGrath, N ^a,b   Fine, P E M ^b  

^a KARONGA PREVENTION STUDY   (Malawi)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Zonal Health Support Office   (Malawi)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^e Karonga District Hospital   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Confounders; Malawi; Parental characteristics; Vaccine impact; Vaccine uptake

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CHILD HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; VACCINATION;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; VACCINATION;

BCG VACCINE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; MALAWI; MEASLES VACCINE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, ORAL; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KARONGA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 39449133363     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01982.x     Document Type: Article

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